Death
Suffering from cirrhosis of the liver from years of heavy drinking, Metalious died on February 25, 1964 age 39. "If I had to do it over again," she once remarked, "it would be easier to be poor. Before I was successful, I was as happy as anyone gets." She is buried in Smith Meeting House Cemetery in Gilmanton. Hours before her death she was convinced by her final lover, John Rees, to sign a will leaving her entire estate to him, with the understanding that he would take care of her children. Her family was able to invalidate the will, but her estate proved to be insolvent due to years of lavish living, overgenerosity towards "friends", and embezzlement by an agent. At the time of her death she had bank accounts totalling $41,174 and debts of more than $200,000.
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